Sailfish Subs to open in former Quizno's in Downtown Stuart Shopping Center

STUART — A father-and-son team are planning to open a new sub shop in space they have leased in the Publix-anchored Downtown Stuart Shopping Center at U.S. 1 and Kanner Highway.

Dan Clapp of Stuart and his son James are turning a former Quizno’s into the first Sailfish Subs in a 1,506-square-foot space toward the south end of the Publix Plaza.

Opening is planned for midsummer, said Debra Caplan, a neighbor of the Clapps who will manage the sub shop.

Caplan, who said she has a lot of restaurant experience, is developing the menu, which she said will be upscale but affordable with sandwiches such as the muffuletta and a prime rib au jus “with home-baked breads and a lot of specialty sauces.”

Caplan said the Clapps hope the shop will eventually become the flagship for a chain of Sailfish Subs.

In the meantime, Caplan said, the Clapps are renovating the space to make it more attractive and comfortable, with bay windows and murals painted by local artists.